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A post office called Bordeaux was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1942. [2] The community was named after Thomas Bordeaux, a businessman in the lumber industry. [3] Lumbering operations ended in the 1940s once the timber had been extracted, and the town's population dwindled.
The Port of Grays Harbor is a port authority in Grays Harbor County, in the U.S. state of Washington.The Port owns waterfront facilities in Aberdeen and Hoquiam; Bowerman Airport near Hoquiam, the only jet-capable airport on the Washington coast; and the grounds of the former Satsop Nuclear Power Plant in Satsop, which it bought in 2013 to turn into a business park. [1]
A visitor center may be a Civic center at a specific attraction or place of interest, such as a landmark, national park, national forest, or state park, providing information (such as trail maps, and about camp sites, staff contact, restrooms, etc.) and in-depth educational exhibits and artifact displays (for example, about natural or cultural history).
Aberdeen (/ ˈ æ b ər d iː n / AB-ər-deen) is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,013 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] The city is the most populous in Grays Harbor County and the region's economic center, bordering the cities of Hoquiam and Cosmopolis .
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The Place de la Bourse (French pronunciation: [plas də la buʁs], "Stock Exchange Square") is a square in Bordeaux, France, and one of the city's most recognisable sights. Built from 1730 to 1775 along the river Garonne , it was a multi-building development designed by the architect Jacques Gabriel and his son Ange-Jacques Gabriel . [ 1 ]
Tourism is an important sector in a region with significant assets, starting with a mild and sunny climate, famous vineyards (wine tourism) and many heritage sites, some of international renown. Its wide ocean frontage, stormed by thousands of vacationers - and surfers - every summer is characterised by sandy beaches that often stretch to the ...
Kurt Cobain Memorial Park (also called Kurt Cobain Landing) is a park in Aberdeen, Washington and the first official, full-scale memorial to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in his hometown. A welcome sign to the city installed in 2005 which obliquely says " Come As You Are ", but does not mention Cobain by name, was the first official recognition ...